[Diabetes-Talk] further to, Gadgets or devices to help find that elusive drop of blood

[d m gina]

Good for you,
I haven't heard of this before,
Glad she was able to help you out.

Original message:
> Hi all,



> While the talking meters are quite good, I find getting the test strip on to
> the drop of blood can be, at times, very frustrating!



> So I followed up on the new Aira service at:



> https://aira.io/



> and decided to download the app from the appstore on my iPhone and use the 7
> day free trial to check whether the agent could see the drop of blood, and
> guide me to it with the test strip.



> Success!



> I had jerry rigged a stand to hold the iPhone so it was looking down on the
> bench where I would put my finger.



> I explained to the agent what was going on, used the lancet and asked the
> agent whether the drop was bigger than the head of a pin, then put the test
> strip on the end of my finger, and asked for guidance to the drop.



> She said things like, left a little, right a little, push it further etc,
> until we made contact!



> It also works with Android.



> The system is not cheap, but when I can sometimes use 6 or more test strips,
> and twice as many pricks, to get a single reading, it will come in handy
> from time to time.  Considering, that here in Australia, the Dexcom CGM,
> which I would prefer, costs over $5000 per year, so I will give the Aira
> system a go for a while.  It also has nany other uses.



> I am still trying to find someone to make the plastic ring I mentioned in my
> initial post re this...





> Regards,

> Paul in Australia.





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